Diversity of forest tree species in Yanbaru,the northern part of Okinawa Island

The natural forests of Yanbaru, in the northern part of Okinawa Island, harbor many endemic and endangered birds and mammals, and are dominated by an evergreen oak, Castanopsis sieboldii. The Simpson diversity (D) and equitability index (J) were calculated using survey data on number of stems ( 4.5 cm DBH) of each species found in sample plots.Near-climax old forests (age 50 yr, without pine trees) showed high species diversity of trees, 0.92 ± 0.01 in D and 0.83 ± 0.05 in J for trees of which DBH 4.5 cm, and 0.81 ± 0.04 in D and 0.75 ± 0.05 in J for trees of DBH 10 cm.These high values are comparable to those of tropical rain forests. Although even young forests showed high species diversity, diversity indices tended to increase with forest age.The U.S. Marine Corps leases the eastern half of Yanbaru which contains most of these near-climax forests. Conservation of natural forests in this area is recommended.     

武夷山甜槠林粗死木质残体的贮量、动态及其功能评述

 本文对武夷山甜槠林76龄成熟林内粗死木质残体的贮量、增枯量和分解量等进行了研究,对不同林龄甜槠林粗死木质残体的贮量动态进行了对比分析,并初步评述了它们在森林生态系统养分循环中的作用。研究结果表明：(1)甜槠林成林粗死木质残体贮量为7.349t·hm-2,增枯量为1.425t·hm-2·a-1,分解量为0.512t·hm-2·a-1;(2)随着林龄增长,不同林龄甜槠林的粗死木质残体贮量呈“S”型动态模式,至58龄阶段达到最大值,其后渐趋稳定;(3)粗死木质残体是甜槠林生态系统中较为重要的组成部分,其各养分元素贮量占该系统生物量分室总贮量的0.09%～1.91%,由增枯量实现的各养分元素归还量占养分元素归还总量的l.94%～4.48%。     

Tree structure,regeneration and woody biomass removal in a sub-tropical forest of Mamlay watershed in the Sikkim Himalaya

This paper reports on the tree structure, tree dimension relationships and woody biomass production and removal of a sub-tropical natural forest in the Mamlay watershed of the Sikkim Himalaya. The forest provides fuel, fodder and timber to four villages. Only 11 tree species were found growing in the tree stratum despite the high diversity in the stand (32 tree species). The forest shows good regeneration potential with 5474 seedlings/ha and 1776 saplings/ha, but the population structure revealed a marked paucity of trees of higher diameter classes due to removal of trees of lower diameters. Standing wood biomass of 362 Mg/ha is mainly shared by 4 dominating species in the stand. The boles are removed mainly for timber and fuel purposes and about 22 Mg/ha wood biomass was removed in between 1987–1991. Net Primary productivity of woody biomass of the forest is recorded to be 18 Mg/ha/year. 3.85 Mg/ha of annual woody biomass production was removed in the form of tree boles apart from lopping of branches.     

东北红豆杉组织培养的研究 Ⅰ．叶片愈伤组织的诱导

东北红豆杉（ＴａｘｕｓｃｕｓｐｉｄａｔａＳＩＥＢＥＴＺＵＣＣ）是天然抗癌药物资源,其树皮中含有一种抗癌药物（ＴＡＸＡＬ紫杉酚）引起各国的注意。由于红豆杉生长缓馒,往往遭到砍伐,远远不能满足抗癌药物研究和医疗药用的需要;加之资源又贫乏,因此确定此项研究。开展此项研究结果表明：黑龙江省、辽宁省及哈尔滨地区采样诱导率哈尔滨居首位,采样时间以五月份愈伤组织诱导率高达５６．５％;叶片不同部位以叶前部和后部为好;叶脉方向对诱导率无明显差导。诱导愈伤组织中注意及时转移、继代、防止在培养中的褐变。克服褐变需对愈伤组织选择出组织紧密、褐变速度慢、同时在培养基中加入一些抗氧化剂,其效果明显。目前愈伤组织三颗粒状,已见绿芽点,现转入分化试验。     

福建三明钩栲种群与主要伴生树种生态位研究

采用Levins生态位宽度及重叠、Shannon-Wiener生态位宽度测度式,定量分析福建三明钩栲群落8个主要伴生树种的生态位宽度、生态位重叠。结果表明,该群落中优势种的生态位宽度值均普遍较大;生态位宽的种群对生态位窄的种群可能有较大的重叠值,反之则低;揭示钩栲的生态位特征及空间分布格局,对今后生产实践具有一定的参考价值。     

东北红豆杉不同生境群落种间关联性

本研究在吉林省汪清县杜荒子林场东北红豆杉(Taxus cuspidata Sieb.et Zucc.)集中分布区进行调查,基于方差比率(VR)、Ochiai指数(OI)以及Spearman秩相关系数检验,对云冷杉林(群落1)、云冷杉林(群落2)和风桦林(群落3)等3个群落进行了种间关联性分析.结果显示:3个群落的方差比...     

Higher acidification rates in fens with phosphorus enrichment

Question: Why is bryophyte succession in eutrophicated fens faster than in natural fens? Location: Mineral‐rich fens in The Netherlands and NW Europe. Methods: Literature review on the ecology of four bryophyte species in various successional types as observed in Dutch fens. Results: Bryophyte succession in eutrophicated fens from the brown moss Calliergonella cuspidata to Sphagnum squarrosum is much faster than in natural fens with species shifts from Scorpidium scorpioides to Sphagnum subnitens. Under P‐poor conditions, the brown moss stage is stabilized as long as mineral‐rich water is supplied. This is because S. scorpioides is tolerant of rainwater, is a strong competitor and can counteract acidification to some extent while S. subnitens is intolerant to groundwater and has low growth rates and low acidification capacity. In contrast, the Sphagnum stage is stable after rapid succession from rich‐fen mosses under P‐rich conditions. Calliergonella cuspidata has suboptimal growth in rainwater, possibly due to ammonium toxicity, while the high growth rates of S. squarrosum in nutrient‐rich and highly acidic groundwater allow early establishment and rapid expansion. Conclusions: If measures to improve fen base status occur in environments of increased nutrient (P) availability, the management may not lead to the desired restoration of brown moss stages, but instead to rapid acidification by S. squarrosum.     

Genomic diversity within Taxus cuspidata var. nana revealed by random amplified polymorphic DNA markers

Taxus cuspidata var. nana is a cultivated variety of Taxus cuspidata and contains taxol, a valuable secondary metabolite of medical importance, both in their stems and leaves. In this paper, random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers were used to assess the genomic diversity of individual plants within T. cuspidata population. Seventy-four randomly selected plants were analyzed by 29 selected primers among which 25 primers produced polymorphic banding patterns. The coefficient of similarity among the plants ranged from 0.30 to 1.00 with a mean of 0.605. Our results showed that a surprisingly high level of genomic diversity existed within T. cuspidata, and RAPD markers were effective in revealing the diversity. Cluster analysis divided the plants into two groups. This data, when taken together with earlier findings showing variation in taxol content within a natural population of T. cuspidata, suggests a tantalizing possibility for selecting genomically homogeneous T. cuspidata plant lines with elevated and stable taxol content. Published in Russian in Fiziologiya Rastenii, 2006, Vol. 53, No. 5, pp. 771–776. The text was submitted by the authors in English.     

Proteomic analysis reveals the spatial heterogeneity of immobilized Taxus cuspidata cells in support matrices

A proteomic approach was used to study the responses of Taxus cuspidata cells to local microenvironments in different zones of immobilized support matrices. Analysis of protein spots by 2-DE revealed significant differences in the abundance of 31 spots, 28 spots, and 23 spots in outer, middle, and central zone cells between the immobilized and suspended cells. Six of these proteins, identified by MALDI-TOF-MS, were involved in the regulation of carbohydrate, nitrogen, and sulfur metabolisms. Immobilization triggered an increase in taxol production of the immobilized cells in the middle and central zones compared to that of the suspended cells. A negative relation between taxol production and the mitotic index was observed in the cells in the immobilization support matrix. Cells in the outer zone had high mitotic index and low taxol production, while cells in the middle and central zones showed low mitotic index and high taxol production. The abundance of S-adenosylmethionine synthetase, which was identified as one of the differentially expressed proteins, was positively correlated to the cell division activity in the immobilized cell cultures.     

微生境对鼎湖山锥表观遗传变异的影响

为了解种群内水平上影响植物的适应机制与空间格局关系的因素,对鼎湖山2个演替阶段林分锥(Castanopsis chinensis)种群通过DNA甲基敏感扩增片段多态性进行表观遗传特征分析,结果表明,微生境对表观遗传变异的贡献由成熟林的20.2%降低为过熟林的15.7%,但地形因素的影响却增大,同时微生境中具体起显著作用的环境因素在两个林分也不同。因此,微生境特征对种群适应机制和分布格局有显著影响,对演替阶段也有影响。